‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ top-selling U.S. game in January, says Circana

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella said that six new video game releases appeared on January’s top 20 best-selling tracked titles chart for the U.S. Leading all new releases was Bandai Namco Entertainment’s (NCBDY) “Tekken 8,” which ranked 2nd during January, with both unit and dollar sales growth compared to the June 2017 release of “Tekken 7.” Other new releases ranking among the top 20 tracked titles included Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League” at number three, Sega’s (SGAMY) “P3: Persona 3: Reload” at four, Sega’s “Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth” at seven, Ubisoft’s (UBSFY) “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown” at number thirteen, and Bandai Namco’s “Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash” at nineteen. Other top-selling premium games in the U.S. in January include Activision’s (MSFT) “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,” EA‘s (EA) “Madden NFL 24,” Warner Bros. Discovery’s “Hogwarts Legacy,” Sony‘s (SONY) “The Last of Us Part II,” and Nintendo’s (NTDOY) “Super Mario Bros. Wonder.”